Category Archives: Council Financial

Lawyers Picnic At Lagoons Estate 2017

This is our annual roundup of the Lagoons Estate saga, we covered this in 2015, 2016, and now in 2017 it is still a Lawyers Picnic. On 12 September 2017 Justice Pembroke set down a further hearing date May, 2018. … Continue reading

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A Quite Different Perspective – Newcastle Merger Public Inquiry meetings

To me the derogatory remarks going around with Newcastle City Council being described as a basket case is far from the truth. I attended as a private individual the afternoon session of the Merger Public Inquiry held at the Marina … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, Council Amalgamations, Council Financial, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Extra Ordinary! Merger Meeting Report

TRRA President Geoff Washington and Vice President Dick Appleby attended the Extraordinary Port Stephens Council Meeting on Tuesday along with a full gallery of curious ratepayers. The original motion before Council was for an allocation of 150K but this was … Continue reading

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What Is The True State Of The Books At PSC ? Part Three

In Part One of this series of articles: We covered a lot of background material that has lead to the current state of affairs concerning Port Stephens Council’s financial accountability. In Part Two of this series: We report on the reaction of the Council and the … Continue reading

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Boomerang Park / RT Men’s Shed

TRRA have covered this issue at length in reports to General Meetings and in the report of the controversial 28 July 2015 Council Meeting when it was on the agenda with other contentious issues. This is how we presented the report … Continue reading

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Minister Toole’s Belated Response To Background Briefing Program

———————————————————————————————————————————– Update 17 December 2015: Our Submission and the Ministers’ Response     151008 Letter To Minister Toole Re Background Briefing Program 151217 Response From Minister Toole Re Background Briefing Program This is the pathetic response received to our submission … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, Council Compliance, Council Decisions, Council Financial, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL, State Gov. Responses, STATE GOVERNMENT | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Alexander Park Dressage, Salt Ash Pony Club or Bruce’s BMX?

What sort of example does Port Stephens Council set to developers and construction companies if it allows itself and its Mayor to behave in this manner? Any wonder it cannot get others to comply with the rules if it does not … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, 2016, Council Compliance, Council Financial, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL, STATE GOVERNMENT | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Will The Port Stephens Ratepayers Ever Get the ‘Cabbage’ from the Cabbage Tree Road Sand Mine? Part 2

HOT ISSUES This story just keeps evolving as we research it. The Cabbage Tree Mine has now been on the agenda for the Council Meeting 28 July 2015, so this a continuation of the story from Part 1. However it … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, Council Financial, HOT ISSUES, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL, Sand Mining, State Gov Submissions, STATE GOVERNMENT | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cabbage Tree Road Sandmine

Will The Port Stephens Ratepayers Ever Get the ‘Cabbage’ from the Cabbage Tree Road Sand Mine? Part 1 This story above was edited 01 August 2015 as further information was received. There is a fair bit of detail in this … Continue reading

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Is Port Stephens Council As Financially Viable As They Would Like Us To Believe?

TRRA had a conversation with Councillor Geoff Dingle recently about the general state of the finances at Port Stephens Council. Council’s future strategy was outlined recently in its ‘Fit for the Future’ submission to the State Government in which it stated … Continue reading

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